Posted: June 15, 201
Location: Seattle, WA

Seeking Physician Recruiter for Swedish in Seattle, WA

The Physician Recruiter will work as part of a dynamic and far-reaching result-focused recruiting team. The ideal candidate will be able to manage the entire physician recruiting process from identifying an opening, creation of marketing, procuring candidates, scheduling interviews through contract negotiations. This is a high-volume, high-visibility recruiting environment dealing with a variety of unique specialties and competing projects. This opportunity allows you to represent the largest nonprofit healthcare provider in the Pacific Northwest. The Swedish system is stable and growing, with excellent internal and external growth opportunities. This position offers a guaranteed base salary with quarterly incentives.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and cultivate relationships with various educational and residency programs
• Understand defined market attributes to assist in developing recruiting strategies for long term and sustained growth
• Manage budgets, recruiting costs, and resources for physician recruiting activities
• Recruit new physicians for specific business lines based on approved plans and staffing projections
• Collaborate with leadership to assess needs, develop strategy and implement work plans to meet the needs of the designated practice areas
• Communicate progress to candidates, hiring team, and management — coordinate reporting regarding recruiting progress
• Proactively manage sources used to generate candidate pipeline with little supervision
• Work with hiring team to coordinate site visits, interviews and general logistic arrangements for candidates
• Manage the recruiting/hiring process which includes:
  o Create Job Specifications
  o Coordinate the approval process
  o Create appropriate advertising and marketing campaigns
  o Source candidates for respective business lines or work with referrals
  o Prescreen candidates when necessary
  o Ensure information is properly maintained for credentialing and licensing

Required Education: Bachelor’s degree

Required Experience:

• At least 2 years healthcare, or related industry, recruiting experience
• Physician / Clinical Professional recruiting experience preferred
• Project management skills
• Communication and presentation skills for both internal and external customers
• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills
• Facilitation skills to deal with all levels of medical and business professionals
• Full knowledge of all steps in the recruiting life cycle
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet and database applications

To Apply:
Swedish offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. Email CV to Aaron Bryant, Manager of Provider Services for Swedish Physician Division, at aaron.bryant@swedish.org or call 206-320-5925.

Posted: July 16, 2010
Location, Madison, WI

Meriter Health Services, located in Madison, WI, is currently recruiting for a full-time Manager of Physician Services.

The Manager of Physician Services is responsible and assists with the management of staff, growth planning, practice development, practice acquisition, provider recruitment and retention, orientation, contracting and compliance for A) physicians, B) advanced practitioners, and C) outside contracted providers. The Manager of Physician Services will also provide expertise in the areas of medical staff development, compliance (Stark, FMV, Anti-Kickback) and the evaluation of service line consulting agreements as needed.

Minimum Requirements:
Bachelors Degree, previous experience directly related to healthcare recruitment, exceptional computer skills (Excel, Word). High attention to detail, organization skills and exceptional communication skills. Five plus years healthcare recruiting experience.

Preferred Requirements:
MBA or MHA, Member of ASPR or NAPR. Working knowledge of Stark and Anti-Kickback Laws.

Previous physician recruiting experience. Experience in outpatient clinical operations. Experience working directly with physicians. Previous experience with medical staff planning and physician practice development. Experience using technology to recruit (e.g., social and professional networking sites, Skype, etc.)

For more information and to apply, please visit www.meriter.com/careers

Posted: July 21, 2010
Location: Portland, ME

MaineHealth is a family of leading, high-quality providers working together so that our communities are the healthiest in America. Ranked among the nation’s top 100 integrated healthcare delivery networks, MaineHealth is comprised of 11 member organizations. We are currently seeking a Director for our newly-developed Physician Recruitment Center to support the hiring of physicians within the entire system that has over 738 active physicians.

The Director of the Physician Recruitment Center will operate as a strategic partner working with Maine Medical Partners Vice President of Human Resources, Maine Medical Center’s Chief Medical Officer as well as the governance committee to develop and implement a comprehensive physician recruitment and retention program. This position will be responsible for all aspects of new physician recruitment and for the development and implementation of strategies and long-range plans to retain the best physicians within the MaineHealth system. The director will assist in the development of the Physician Recruitment Center and direct day to day operations by enhancing the recruitment activities of the MaineHealth members and affiliates and will play a direct role in the sourcing, recruitment and successful hiring of physicians.

Job Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, healthcare administration, public policy (or equivalent education, training or experience). Masters degree preferred. Skills and experience typically acquired through at least 7-10 years of progressively responsible healthcare industry experience with significant physician interactions, with at least 3-5 years in a management or leadership capacity. Recruitment experience in healthcare is helpful but not required.

Contact Information:
Maine Medical Partners
Human Resources
Fax: (207) 662-0721
mainemedicalpartners_HR@mmc.org

Posted: June 22, 2010
Location: Clearwater, FL

Physician Recruiter

POSITION SUMMARY:
Identify, qualify, interview, and contract with physician and mid-level provider candidates for EmCare client hospitals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities -
•Identify part-time and full-time physician and mid-level provider candidates for client hospitals.
•Prospect candidates utilizing tools, such as cold calling, database sources, Internet, and journals.
•Determine marketing/recruiting approach through recruitment planning for each assigned facility.
•Inform and send candidates information regarding hospital location and compensation.
•Match candidates to multiple positions in region and company-wide opportunities.
•Provide detailed information to providers regarding the hospital, compensation plans, malpractice insurance, community facts, and EmCare.
•Obtain verbal or written references from previous medical directors, nurse managers or staff physicians.
•Obtain complete file, screen candidate via referencing, and review for qualifications and suitable match for position(s).
•Coordinate itinerary for hospital interview and real estate tour for candidates, including arrangements with hospital administration.
•Follow up with candidates throughout recruiting process, including offer, negotiations, relocation, contract signing, and the first month of work.
•Provide detailed entry of all information and tracking of candidates in company database.
•Compile compensation survey information.
•Compile and maintain detailed information on hospitals.
•Develop strong relationships with candidates and hospital administration.
•Represent EmCare at conferences and job fairs.
•Adhere to all company policies and procedures.
Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities-
•Work with credentialing and scheduling to ensure all credentials of physician are complete and physician is scheduled.
•Follow-up on all questionable references.
•Interact with members of the regional team, including the Regional Manager, Regional Chief Operating Officer, and Regional Chief Executive Officer to convey information in a timely manner.
•Perform other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education/Licensing/Certification:
•College Degree preferred or equivalent working background.

Experience:
•Minimum of 1 year of Recruiting, Sales (Inside/Outside), or Marketing experience required.
•Healthcare experience required

Other i.e. knowledge and skills:
•Proficient in Microsoft Office.
•Candidate should be adept and experienced in phone accessing.
•Excellent written and oral communication skills.
•Solid negotiation capabilities.
•Self motivated to exceed goals, results oriented.
•History of achieving results.
•This position requires some travel.

Posted: July 21, 2010
Location: North Darmouth, MA

Southcoast Hospitals Group
Director, Physician Recruitment Opportunity

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President of Human Resources, the Director of Physician Recruitment is responsible for a wide variety of duties that include oversight of departmental operations, service delivery, human resources management, compliance and budgeting. The director works in tandem with Southcoast’s physician organization and the hospital’s leadership team to plan implement and meet physician recruitment goals. Additional responsibilities include the development, implementation and evaluation of sourcing / advertising / marketing strategies, candidate development, interviewing, site visit facilitation, contract process management and participation at job fairs and related recruitment events.

Qualifications
A minimum of five years experience in physician recruitment or high level healthcare recruitment required. Master’s degree or equivalent education / management experience required. Must be results focused with proven track record for success. Must posses excellent interpersonal, organizational and negotiation skills. Experience in the role of an internal consultant, and ASPR fellow or CMSR certification is strongly preferred.
Southcoast is one of the largest community based health delivery systems in Massachusetts. Our hospitals include Charlton Memorial in Fall River, St. Luke's in New Bedford and Tobey in Wareham. Southcoast provides an integrated continuum of health services throughout Southeastern Massachusetts. Our specialties include Cancer Care, Cardiac, Brain/Spine and Bariatric Surgery.

Southcoast is located along the beautiful southeastern coastline of Massachusetts. We serve communities that feature quaint villages, ocean waters and rural landscapes that give New England its charm. Boston, Cape Cod, Providence and Newport are less then an hour away.

Visit our website @ www.southcoast.org
Contact: Debra K. Pickup, Director Physician Recruitment
Southcoast Physician Services
300A Faunce Corner Rd
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
E-mail: pickupd@southcoast.org

Posted: July 22, 2010
Location: Bremerton, WA

POSITION SUMMARY: Manages and organizes the Hospital and medical community’s physician recruitment and retention efforts. Develops recruiting materials. Develops and implements orientation for new physicians. In collaboration with Vice President General Counsel, develops contracts, agreements, and other documents associated with physician recruitment and retention effort. Ensures compliance with applicable laws and related policies and procedures. Responds proactively to changing needs and trends in order to maintain and support Hospital’s objectives and to ensure a competitive recruitment position.

EDUCATION REQUIRED: Bachelors degree in related field or a combination of education and directly related work experience.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED: Valid Washington State driver’s license.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Three (3) years experience in professional healthcare recruiting.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:
Demonstrated skills in collaboration, teamwork and problem-solving to achieve goals

Demonstrated skills in verbal communication and listening

Demonstrated skills in providing excellent service to customers

Knowledge of personnel policy, procedure, programs, and applicable laws

Ability to use HHM systems software & computer operations skills

Ability to operate vehicle for the transportation of applicants touring the community and associated recruiting tasks

Excellent public speaking ability

Demonstrated writing skills including contract preparation

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Formulates the recruitment plan for physicians. Creates and implements creative and effective recruiting strategies. Develops mechanism to monitor effectiveness of physician recruitment and retention program.

Plans and prepares presentations and represents the Hospital at physician recruitment related functions, career and job fairs as permitted by budget and authorized by the Vice President Operations/Chief Medical Officer.

Develops recruiting materials (print and electronic) associated with physician recruitment, working with Public Relations as indicated.

Maintains an up-to-date understanding of the literature on recruitment and retention of health-care professionals. Maintains current knowledge of clinical qualifications required physicians.

Evaluates feasibility, determines advertising approaches and use of outside recruitment agencies. Advertises in a variety of media. Makes recommendations to Vice President Operations/Chief Medical Officer and other appropriate staff regarding advertising and use of outside physician recruitment services.

Ensures that the open positions are posted on the job board in accordance with Hospital policy and collective bargaining agreements, normally within two days of receiving Personnel requisitions either by the Recruiter or designee.

Coordinates recruitment activities with other personnel involved in recruitment. Makes regular visits to physician practices to maintain understanding of clinical needs in the hospital and community. Creates and manages advertising for recruiting efforts, monitors budget and works to keep it within monetary guidelines.

Ensures that all applicants and those inquiring about practice opportunities at Harrison are treated with excellent customer service and timely responses. Works as a conduit between candidates and hiring practices.

Maintains outstanding communication so that we don’t lose candidates.

Screens and routes applications to appropriate individuals in an efficient and timely manner. Schedules interviews. Performs screening interviews if applicable. Conducts tour for visiting applicants (and spouses if applicable).

Attends designated meetings as scheduled. Provides information to the team regarding new processes and upcoming activities. Advises the management and physician leadership on physician recruitment and retention activities. Contributes to the Vice President Operations/Chief Medical Officer Weekly Operational Report.

Develops and maintains list of recruitment resources including training institutions, recruiting firms, and referral services. Coordinates local resources available to support recruitment efforts, such as Chamber of Commerce, Kitsap County Medical Society and auxiliary.

Drafts and maintains contracts, agreements, and other internal and external documents associated with physicians recruitment and retention efforts. Works in collaboration with VP General Counsel to assure documents comply with applicable laws, regulations, standards, and policies.

In collaboration with Medical Staff Services Manager, ensures:
Pre-screening of applicants prior to offer of employment or contract.
For applicants who accept offer, thus require hospital privilege, complete documents required for the credentialing process;
Develops and implements orientation program for new physician.

Works closely with relocation services to introduce Kitsap County to viable candidates. Supports contacts with local external resources to facilitate smooth transition of physician and family into the community. Coordinates travel arrangements for prospective physicians visiting the area, including contacts with local services to support transition.

Provides verbal and written information compensation and other benefits. Develops and makes recommendation for revision of physician compensation and other forms of remuneration. With approval, facilitates and negotiates for successful offers.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Posted: July 6, 2010
Location: Seattle, WA

Seeking Physician Recruiter for Swedish in Seattle, WA

It is an exciting time of growth and opportunity at Swedish. We are building a new Medical Office Building and Hospital in Issaquah, Ambulatory Care Centers in Mill Creek and Redmond and adding clinics to our Primary Care Division. The Provider Services team is at the forefront of this development and we are looking to add a third Recruiter to our team. The Physician Recruiter will manage the entire recruiting process from identifying an opening, creation of marketing, procuring candidates, scheduling interviews through contract negotiations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with leadership to assess needs, develop strategy and implement work plans to meet the needs of the designated practice areas
• Manage the recruiting/hiring process
• Work with hiring team to coordinate site visits, interviews and general logistic arrangements for candidates
• Communicate progress to candidates, hiring team, and management — coordinate reporting regarding recruiting progress

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 2 years Physician / Clinical Professional recruiting experience
• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills
• Full working knowledge of full-cycle recruiting

This is a high-volume, high-visibility recruiting environment dealing with a variety of unique specialties and competing projects. This opportunity allows you to represent the largest nonprofit healthcare provider in the Pacific Northwest.

Swedish offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. Email CV to Chris Blakely, Physician Recruiter, at chris.blakely@swedish.org or call 206-320-4933.

Posted: July 7, 2010
Location: Denver, CO

Job Summary: Kaiser Permanente Colorado is currently seeking an experienced Physician Recruiter Analyst/Sourcer. Up to 50% of the focus of this recruiter will be to attract (direct source) hard-to-find and passive physician candidates from the Internet. This position will also act as liaison with HRIS Manager and CPMG Recruitment team for the maintenance and upgrade of ATS. This includes point of contact for HR queries, system changes, documenting and reporting operational problems, assisting in problem-resolution and system upgrades as needed. Must be able to design queries, analyze, interpret and report graphs, charts and data for trends in healthcare/physician recruiting. Works with recruiting team on key project such as workforce planning, identifying and implementing process improvements, and identification and selection of new tools as well as vendor partners.

Required:
• Bachelors degree, or equivalent experience, marketing, human resources, business, or related areas

• Minimum (3) three years experience in professional Recruiting

• Minimum (1) one year working with HRIS or ATS as system administrator (PeopleSoft v 8.9 or 9.1)

• Advanced skills in MS Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Word

• Proficient in Advanced Internet Recruiting Skills to source physician candidates (such as Boolean search stringers and Google) as recruiting tools. Also expertise in Social Media as recruiting tools such as Facebook, Twitter, and Linked in, and other web site media and interfaces including the company’s physician career website.

• Demonstrated organizational skills and problem solving skills.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Contact:
Susan Gutman
Employment Manager
Colorado Permanente Medical Group, P.C.
Kaiser Permanente
Direct: 303-344-7299
Toll Free: 866-239-1677
email: susan.k.gutman@kp.org
visit us at: http://physiciancareers.kp.org/co/

Posted: July 26, 2010
Location: Santa Barbara, CA

POSITION SUMMARY:

Manage and oversee the physician recruitment function with the region.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities -
•Direct and oversee recruiting activities of staff physician recruiters in exceeding recruiting goals for the region. Activities include, but are not limited to: utilization of recruiting tools, compensation surveys, assessing individual recruiting plans per contract, and matching candidates to multiple positions in the region and company-wide opportunities.
•Monitor, recommend, and implement creative, efficient, and cost-effective recruiting procedures.
•Analyze and report all regional recruiting activity to the regional management team.
•Manage regional recruiting budget.
•Serve as a resource and mentor to staff physicians in their recruiting efforts.
•Identify training and development opportunities for staff physician recruiters.
•Recruit physicians at a limited number of individual contracts.
•Mentor employees, conduct performance evaluations, counsel and provide disciplinary actions to assigned personnel, and works to facilitate individual and team development that drives positive results
•Adhere to all company policies and procedures.

Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities-
•Other projects and duties as assigned.
•Work with the other functional managers within the region to ensure efficient credentialing and staffing of physicians. (I.e. Enrollment, Credentialing, Scheduling).
•Follow-up on all questionable references.
•Interact with members of the regional team, including the Regional Operations Director, Regional Chief Operating Officer, and Regional Chief Executive Officer to convey information in a timely manner.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education/Licensing/Certification:
•College Degree preferred or equivalent working background

Experience:
•Minimum of 3-5 year of Recruiting, Sales (Inside/Outside), or Marketing experience required.
•Demonstrated successful management experience.
•Healthcare experience required.

Other i.e. knowledge and skills:
•Proficient in Microsoft Office.
•Candidate should be adept and experience in phone accessing.
•Excellent written and oral communication skills.
•Solid negotiation capabilities.
•Self motivated to exceed goals, results oriented.
•History of achieving results.
•Limited travel.

Posted: June 17, 2010
Location: Chicago, IL

Join NorthShore University HealthSystem, the only Illinois hospital named a 15 Top Major Teaching Hospital and the only hospital in the nation to be named in the 100 Top Hospitals* 14 times.

Located in the northern Chicago suburbs along the shores of beautiful Lake Michigan, our entities include: Evanston Hospital, Glenbrook Hospital, Highland Park Hospital, Skokie Hospital, Research Institute, Foundation and Medical Group.

We are currently seeking a Physician Recruiter for our newly formed Physician Recruitment Office. This position will be based at NorthShore’s Skokie campus, just outside Chicago, IL. NorthShore Medical Group has more than 650 physicians which practice in 4 hospitals and over 75 clinics throughout the area. NorthShore University HealthSystem includes Evanston, Glenbrook, Highland Park, and Skokie Hospitals, as well as the NorthShore Home Services, NorthShore Medical Group, NorthShore Research Institute, and the NorthShore Foundation. Qualified physicians are on faculty at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.
In this role, you will:
• actively contribute to the successful recruitment of primary care and specialty physicians who will have a positive influence on the patients and families they serve
• successfully complete assigned physician searches, from initial recruitment through final negotiations
• prepare a comprehensive profile of the open positions
• develop and implement targeted candidate acquisition strategies
• serve as the primary contact for physician candidates throughout the recruitment process, including facilitation of the on-site interview for candidate and spouse or significant other
• provide assistance with the offer and contract negotiations as needed

Our ideal candidate will have:
• 3 years of experience in recruitment; clinical healthcare or executive experience preferred
• excellent interpersonal skills
• ability to interact effectively with physicians and business partners at all levels of the organization
• ability to function independently (minimal direct supervision) yet also work effectively on a team

We strongly believe that our reputation as a premier integrated delivery system of care depends upon those who invest their careers with us. For our mission-to preserve and improve human life-a work environment that retains happy, satisfied employees is essential.

NorthShore University HealthSystem offers employees all of the basics (i.e., medical, dental, life, disability), plus some great extras, including:

• Generous vacation and time off packages
• Two retirement plans (403B and employer paid pension plan)
• An extensive curriculum of on-site continuing education courses (everything from improving communication skills to MS Excel)
• Free or discounted wellness programs including Weight Watchers, smoking cessation, preventive care & yearly health assessments
• Discounts on products & services such as health club memberships, medical services and childcare
• Accessibilty to CTA/METRA & free shuttles at some sites and subsidized transportation costs

To find out more about life at NorthShore University HealthSystem or to apply for this position, please visit our Careers Web site at www.northshore.org/careers and select job opening 28682.
AA/EOE
NorthShore is committed to employing a diverse workforce